Henry sadlovsky



H. SADLOVSKY.

HANDLE FOR BAGS, c.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.2o,1918.

Patented J une 1.7, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1?, i919.

Application led September 20, 1918. Serial No. 254,911.

To all who/1n t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY SADLovsKY, a citizen of Poland, Galicia, residing at New ark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles for Bags, &c.; and l do hereby declare the following to be al full, clear, and exact description of the invcntion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a'ppertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention has reference, gen orally, to improvements in handles for bags, suit cases, and the like; and the invention relates, more particularly, to` a novel construction of handle which provides great strength, durability and a handsome appearance, while being of comparatively cheap and easy manufacture. Y

The invention has forits principal object to provide a handle reinforced with a novel construction of metal strip extending through the interior thereof and around the end portions of the same, so that the weight of the bag or suitcase is sustained thereby,

andthe twisting of the handle at its eyeportions, tending to breakage at such points,

is prevented; said reinforcing metal strip being of such novel construction that the stitching up of the handle covering, either by hand or machine, is not interfered with, so that the operation of covering the handle with leather, or the like, may be cheaply andY easily done, while at the same time securing a very shapely, neat and handsome appear-l,

ance as to the finished product.

lVith the various objects of the present in-y vention in view, the same consists, primarily, in the novel handle for bags, suit-cases and the like hereinafter set forth; and, the invcntion consists, furthermore, 1n the novel arrangements and combinationsofthe various divides and parts, as well as in the details of the construction ofthe same, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification, and then finally ein bodied in the claims appended thereto.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l. is a perspective view of the novel construction of handle made according to and embodying the principles of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same, drawn on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3 is a detail transversel section of the same, drawn on a still larger scale, and taken on line 3 3 in said F 1g. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the novel formed; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view, on

a larger scale, of said modified construction of metallic reinforcingstrip after the same has been formed Vor shaped ready for use.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the said above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference character l indicates a complete handle illustrating one embodiment of the principles of the present invention, the handle being of the general character known to thertrade as a leather handle. y

The said novel handle 1 comprises a main body or, core 2formed preferably of layers of paper, leather' or similarA material, glued together toproduce the desired shape, all in the manner well known to those skilled in the art of handle making. The longitudinal' side edges 3 of saidbody or core 2 are turned upwardly and toward each other so as to provide a longitudinal trough or channel 4L onthe upper side of said body or core 2.

The reference character 7.5 indicates a. novel metallic reinforcing strip, having adjacent to each end a short longitudinal slot or opening 6, and in its intermediate body portion an intermediate long longitudinal slot or opening 7. Referring to Fig. 4 of the drawings it will be noticed that, between each Y neath the intermediate body portion of the strip at said portion 5 to provide underlaps 8 in which are disposed the short slots or openings 6, which are thusl respectively alined with the respective ends of the long slot or opening 7, and said portion 5 is expanded or bent to circular form to provide an eye-member 9 at each end of vthe strip 5. The body of the strip is then curved to provide the necessary bowed contour adapted ,to conform generally to the curvature of the handle with which it is to be assembled.

When the novel reinforcing strip 5 has thus been shaped, it is laid within the trough or channel at of said body or core 2 so as to extend longitudinally therethrough, with its eye-members 9 respectively projecting beyond the ends of said body or core.

A leather or other suitable covering is now applied over lthe body or core 2 as reinforced by said metal strip 5. This covering is laid over thevtop side of said body ortcore, and its` central longitudinal portion 1() is forced downwardly i-nto the trough or channel 4, so as to cover the inner sides of said body or core and the metal strip 5. The longitudinal side portions 11 of the covering are now respectively infolded around the outer sides of the body or core 2 until their respective marginal edges 12 and 13 meet and overlap each other atthe underside of said body or core. The ends 14 of the covering are cut down in width or narrowed to provide tongues 15 which are respectively infolded around the circun'iference of the respective eye-members 9 of said metal strip 5, said tongues 15 being tucked beneath the ends of the body or core 2, so as to be positioned between the same and a portion of the overlapping marginal edges 12 and 13 of said covering. The side marginal 'edges of said 'ends 14 of said covering, are tucked around the edges of said eye-members 9 of said strip 5, and inwardly into the latter to cover the inner sides thereof. `When the covering is thus disposed to inclose or envelop the body or core 2 and its reinforcing strip, together with the eye-members of the latter, the Yhandle is ready for stitching or sewing to firmly secure all thehparts in such properly assembled relation. Beginning adjacent to one eye-portion of the handle, a line of stitches 1,6 is sewn, in 'central longitudinally extending relation, through the assembled parts of the handle, until the same terminates adjacent lto the opposite eye-portion of said handle. The said stitches vpass vertically downward through the central longitudinal portion 10 of the. covering, through the alined slots G and 7 at each end and the intermediate portion of said slot 7 of the strip `5, thence through the body or core 2 and the tongue 15 at each end of said covering, and thence through the overlapping marginal edges 12 and 13 of the covering, thus securely fastening together all of the assembled parts of the handle structure, in a very simple,l strong, durable and efficient manner, and by 'a very easily *practised method. 1t will be understood that the said stitching may be applied by hand or by a suitable sewing machine. i

lVhen the parts of the handle structi'ire are thus secured together, it will be clearly evident that the metallic strip 5 is embedded, in longitudinal extent throughout the handle structure and around its eye-portions with strongly reinforcing effect; the metallic strip 5 being flat where formed into the eyemembers 9, the same provides a very strong and durable bearing for the connectingrings 17, when the latter are engaged therein, so that twisting or loosening of the covering of the handle at such points is firmly resisted, and at the same time the metallic strip5, in -its bowed 'extent through and over the body or core 2, provides astrono' unbreakable means for sustaining the weight of the bag or suit-case to which the handle is applied, and also4 prevents distortion of the iandle tending to break open, rip or otherwise injure the appearance or serviceableness of the completedhandle.v t

Referring now to Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, I .have illustrated therein a slightly modified construction of metallic reinforcing strip 5 having the plain portions 5, which when the handle is formed provide the eye-members 9. The essential difference or modification of this` form of strip, over the form already above described, lies in substituting in the former for the slots 6 and- 7 'of the latter, a short row of longitudinally extending and spaced perforations 18 adjacent to` each end of the strip, and in the intermediate portion of the strip, an intermediate long row of longitudinally extending and spacedperforations 19. When th'e ends of the strip thus modified are doubled back and beneath the intermediate body portion to p'rjovide the underlaps 8 in which are disposed the short rows of perforati'ons` 18, the latter are alined and registered with adjacent perfor-ations of said intermediate long row of perforations 19, so that when the handle structure ,is stitched, as above described, the thread may pass through said alined or registered perforations 1S and 19, and then continue through the Iremainder of said perforation-s 19. Said perforations 18 and 19 are spaced apart a sufficiently equal distance to accommodate the same to the length of stitch to be used in the stitching operation. In using and assembling the above described modified form of reinforcing strip, the samerelation and arrangement of the 'same with the other portions of the handle. structure is maintained with equally good results.

I am aware that some changes may be made -i-n the various arrangements and coinbinations of the parts ofmy novel handle structure, as well as in fthe details of construction of the same, without departing from the scope of my invention as above described,

and as defined in the following claims. Hence, I do not limit 4myself' to the exact arrangements and combinations of the parts as described in the foregoing specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim Y l. A handle for bags, suit-cases, and the like, comprising a core portion; a metallic strip extending longitudinally over said core portion, the ends of said strip being doubled back upon themselves to provide eye-portions projecting beyond the ends of the core portion, and underlaps extending between the main body of the strip and the ends of said core portion a covering infolded around said core portion having its central longitudinal portion imposed over said strip, said covering having its sides infolded latera-ly around said core portion so that its marginal side edges overlap upon the under side of said core portion, and said covering having end tongues infolded around said eye portions of said strip with the free ends thereof tucked under said core portion between the latter and portions of the overlapping side marginal edges of said covering; and a line of stitches extending vertically through the main body of said covering, said core portion and the overlapping marginal side edges of said ,covering to retain said covering and said strip in the above stated assembled relation to said core portion.

2. A handle for bags, suit-cases, and the like, comprising a core portion having upturned longitudinal sides providing a channel extending from end to end thereof; a metallic strip extending longitudinally through said channel, the ends of said strip being doubled back upon themselves to provide eye-portions projecting beyond the ends of said core portion, and underlaps extending into the ends of said channels of said core portion; a covering infolded around said core portion having its central longitudinal portion forced downwardly into said channel above said strip, said covering having its sides infolded laterally around said core portion so that its side marginal edges overlap upon the underside of said core portion, and said covering having end tongues infolded around said eye-members of said strip with the free ends thereof tucked under said core portion between the latter and portions of said overlapping side marginal edges of said covering; and a longitudinal line of vertical stitching extending through the thus assembled parts from one eye portion to the other.

8. A handle for bags, suit-cases, and the like, comprising a core-portion; a-metallic strip having its end portions doubled back upon themselves to form eye-members, the

free endsof said doubled back portions being registered with the main body of said strip in the rear of each eye-portion, said strip having openings in the free ends of said doub-led back portions and in said'main body, the former registering in alincment with the latter; said strip being adapted to extend longitudinally over said core portion with its eye members projecting slightly beyond the ends of said core portion; a covering infolded around said core portion, metallic strip and the eye-members of the latter; and stitching extending through the assembled parts from one eye-portion to the other, said stitches passing through the openings of said metallic strip.

il. A handle for bags, suit-cases, and the like, comprising a core portion; a metallic strip having its end portions doubled back upon themselves to form eye-members, the free ends of said doubled back portions being registered with the main body of said strip' openings in the free ends of said doubled back portions and in said main body, the former registering in alincment with the latter; said strip being adapted to extend longitudinally over said core portion with its eye members projecting slightly beyond the ends of said core portion; a covering having its sides folded laterally downward around said core portion so that its side marginal edges overlap upon the underside of said core portion, and said covering having end tongues infolded around said eye-members of said strip with the free ends thereof tucked under said core portion between the latter and portions of said overlapping side marginal edges of said covering; and a longitudinal line of vertical stitching extending through the thus assembled parts from one eye portion to the other, said stitching passing through the openings of said metallic strip.

5. A handle for bags, suit-cases, and the like, comprising a core portion having upturned longitudinal sides providing a channel extending from end to end thereof; a metallic strip having an intermediate longitudinal slot and short longitudinal slots adjacent to each end thereof, the end-portions of said strip being doubled back upon themselves to form eye portions, the free ends of said doubled back portions being alined with the main body of said strip so that said short slots are registered in alincment with the ends of said intermediate slot; said strip being adapted to extend longitudinally through said channel of said core portion with its eye portions extending beyond the end of said core portion; a covering infolded around said core portion, metallic strip and the eye portions of the latter; 4and stitching extending through the assembled parts from one eye portion to the other, said stitching passing through the slots of said metallic strip. l

6. A handle for bags, suit-cases, and the like, comprising a core portion having` upturned longitudinal sides providing a channel extending from end to end thereof; a metallic strip having an intermediate longitudinal slot and short longitudinal slots adjacent to each end thereof,`the end-portions of said strip being doubled back upon themselves to form eye portions, the free ends of said doubled back portions being alined with the main body of said strip so that said short slots are registered in alinement with the ends of said intermediate slot; said strip being adapted to extend longitudinally through said channel of said core portion Wit-h its eye portions extending beyond the ends of said core portion; a covering infolded around said core portion having its central longitudinal .portion forced downwardly into said channel above said strip, said covering having its sides infolded laterally around said core-portion so that its side marginal edges overlap upon the underside of said core portion, said covering having end tongues infolded around said eye portions of said strip with the free ends thereof tucked under said core portion between the latter and portions of said overlapping side marginal edges of said covering; and a longitudinal line of vertical stitches extending through the thus assembled other.

7. A handle comprising acore, a metallic strip extending longitudinally over said core, the ends of said strip being doubled back under said main body to loop the same into eye members projecting from each end of said core, said strip and its under lapping ends having longitudinal openings ther through, a covering having end tongues, the side marginal edges of said covering being folded around said core to meet and overlap on the under side of the latter, said end tongues being infolded around in covering relation to said eye-members of said strip and the free ends thereof tucked between said core and a portion of said overlapping side marginal edges of said covering, and a longitudinal line of stitches extending downwardly through said central longitudinal portion of said covering, through the open ings of said strip, through the core land thence through the free ends of said tongues and the overlapping marginal edges of said covering from one eye member to the other.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto'set my hand this 19th day of September, 1918.4

HENRY SADLOVSKY.

parts from one Y eye portion to the Witnesses: i

GEORGE D. RIGHARDS, ROMAN PRYSIAZNY.

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